000 FZNT24 KNHC 310832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IS LOCATED INLAND OVER SW ALABAMA NEAR 31N88W WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 25N91W TO 21N96W. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR PUSHES THE FRONT THROUGH THE NW GULF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI...THEN WEAKENS SAT THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS AND MEXICO SUN...WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND SURGE OF COLD AIR ARRIVES OVER THE NW GULF ON MON... PUSHING THE TROUGH SLIGHTLY TO THE S BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 94W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY